Oct. 1, 2017, (c) Leeham Co.: Monarch Airlines ceased operations today (Oct. 2 in the UK) when its operating license was withdrawn and an Administrator appointed, the BBC reported. The airline has 32 Boeing 737-8 MAXes on order…. Read More
Posted on October 1, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 27, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The aviation world is still in shock over the size of the tariffs the US Department of Commerce plans to impose on Bombardier C Series deliveries to Delta Air Lines. The DOC… Read More
Posted on September 27, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 27, 2017: Here is the US Department of Commerce’s decision in the Boeing-Bombardier case. Our analysis will be forthcoming. Decision 092617, 34 pages.
Posted on September 27, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 26, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The decision was expected, but the tariff was a shocker. The US Department of Commerce levied a 219% tariff on Bombardier’s CS100 sale to Delta Air Lines after Boeing filed a complaint… Read More
Posted on September 26, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 20, 2017, © Leeham Co., Montreal: Pratt & Whitney Canada FAST system monitoring for engines on regional airliners is also part of its general and corporate aviation and helicopter customer support. FAST isn’t an acronym. It describes… Read More
Posted on September 20, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 19, 2017, © Leeham Co., Montreal: The Bombardier CSeries has proved to be 1% to 3% more fuel efficient in service than advertised, the company revealed last week at its Media Day. The improvements depend on the… Read More
Posted on September 19, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 18, 2017, © Leeham Co.: The US Department of Commerce is due next Monday to hand down its preliminary decision on whether to impose tariffs on Bombardier’s C Series sold to Delta Air Lines. The price dumping… Read More
Posted on September 18, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 14, 2017, © Leeham Co., Montréal: Bombardier officials conceded Tuesday that they are likely to lose the price dumping complaint filed by Boeing with the US Department of Commerce. This is the phase in which DOC determines… Read More
Posted on September 14, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 13, 2017, © Leeham Co.: Bombardier wasn’t “fully at the top of its game for focus and messaging on the Q400 and CRJ,” a top official admitted Tuesday. But the company is “turning that around” and initial… Read More
Posted on September 13, 2017 by Scott Hamilton
Sept. 12, 2017, (c) Leeham Co., Montreal: Preparations by airlines to evacuate passengers and ultimately their own airplanes from the paths of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were well covered. The departure of corporate and general aviation airplanes hit… Read More
Posted on September 12, 2017 by Scott Hamilton